Exporting Characters

Common Settings

• Select from the Target Version drop-down list to determine the root folder of the custom folder where you want to export the model.
• You may also manually change the destination folders (described below) for storing the model or motions of the model.

Geometry Settings

• In the Geometry File Name field, type in the file name.
• Because a character is always bone-skinned, the All radio button in the Export Option section will be automatically chosen to ensure the structural integrity of the character.
• Refer to the Texture Settings section for more information about how to set these options.
• Destination Folder:
  
  • Select the Default radio button to convert the model into the default custom folder:
    • Windows XP - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Reallusion\Custom\iClone 5 Custom\Character\
    • Windows 7 or Above - C:\Users\Public\Documents\Reallusion\Custom\iClone 5 Custom\Character\
  • Choose the Other radio button and click the button to set the Custom Folder path to the iClone Content Folder, by default, in:
    • Windows XP - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Reallusion\Custom\iClone 5 Custom\Character\
    • Windows 7 or Above - C:\Users\Public\Documents\Reallusion\Custom\iClone 5 Custom\Character\
  • Choose the Other radio button and click the Browse... button to export the model into your desired folder. You may then create new sub-folders to build your own custom character library.

Animation Settings

If you want to export the iMotionPlus, iMotion or iTalk of the character, make sure that they are already added into the Perform Editor, and then activate the Export Animation box in the Animation Settings section.

• Destination Folder :
  
  • Select the Default radio button to convert the animations into the default custom folders:
    Export iMotionPlus
    • Windows XP - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Reallusion\Custom\iClone 5 Custom\MotionPlus\
    • Windows 7 or Above - C:\Users\Public\Documents\Reallusion\Custom\iClone 5 Custom\MotionPlus\
    Export iMotion
    • Windows XP - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Reallusion\Custom\iClone 5 Custom\Motion\
    • Windows 7 or Above - C:\Users\Public\Documents\Reallusion\Custom\iClone 5 Custom\Motion\
    Export iTalk
    • Windows XP - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Reallusion\Custom\iClone 5 Custom\Script\
    • Windows 7 or Above - C:\Users\Public\Documents\Reallusion\Custom\iClone 5 Custom\Script\
  • You are able to edit the names of the iMotionPlus, iMotion or iTalk animations only when the Export Geometry box in the Geometry Settings section is deactivated.
    This method helps you when individually exporting animations without exporting any characters.
  • Choose the Other radio button and click the button to set the Custom Folder path to the iClone Content Folder.
    And by default, they are in:
    Export iMotionPlus
    • Windows XP - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Reallusion\Custom\iClone 5 Custom\MotionPlus\
    • Windows 7 or Above - C:\Users\Public\Documents\Reallusion\Custom\iClone 5 Custom\MotionPlus\
    Export iMotion
    • Windows XP - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Reallusion\Custom\iClone 5 Custom\Motion\
    • Windows 7 or Above - C:\Users\Public\Documents\Reallusion\Custom\iClone 5 Custom\Motion\
    Export iTalk
    • Windows XP - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Reallusion\Custom\iClone 5 Custom\Script\
    • Windows 7 or Above - C:\Users\Public\Documents\Reallusion\Custom\iClone 5 Custom\Script\
  • Choose the Other radio button and click the Browse... button to export the animations into your desired folder. You may then create new folders in it to build your own custom animation libraries.

Motions for Non-Human Characters

• You can only activate the Export iMotion box for exporting motions (*.iMotion) of a non-human character. You may apply the motions via the Perform list of the character in iClone.

  Right-click on the character to apply its motions in the Perform list.

• The motions (*.iMotion) are not packed into this character, but separately stored into a private folder in the Custom Motion Library.

  The motions are stored in the Custom Motion Library in iClone.

• Please note that these motions can only be applied to this non-human character or other non-human characters that have an identical bone-skinned structure.
• Please refer to the section below for more information on converting custom models to non-human characters:
  • Converting Bone-Skinned Models to Non-Human Characters.

IMotionPlus, iMotion and iTalk for Standard and Non-Standard Characters

• You are able to activate these three boxes mentioned above so that the motions (*.iMotionPlus, *.iMotion and *.iTalk) of this character will be exported. You may apply the motions via the Perform list of the character in iClone.

  Right-click on the character to select its motions in the Perform list.

• The motions (*.iMotionPlus, *.iMotion and *.iTalk) are not packed into this character, but are separately stored into a private folder in the Custom Library (in this case, the Motion library).

  The motions are stored in the Custom Motion Library in iClone.

• Please note that these motions can be applied to every standard and non-standard human character.
  
• Please refer to the section below for more information on converting custom models to non-standard human characters:
  • Converting Models to Non-Standard Human Characters.